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SUMMARY:'You can't improve what you don't measure' - A lecture by Dr Dali
 a Tsimpida
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DESCRIPTION:Hearing loss has been labelled as something which is more lik
 ely to affect the elderly. However\, a [https://www.manchester.ac.uk/dis
 cover/news/north-south-divide-not-age-linked-to-hearing-loss recent stud
 y]\, led by Dr Tsimpida\, revealed for the first time that the increasin
 g trend in hearing loss prevalence is not related to the ageing of the p
 opulation\, as widely believed\, but potentially to social and lifestyle
  changes.\n\n\nTo date\, the prevalence estimates of hearing loss in Eng
 land (and globally) are calculated using data solely derived from the ci
 ties of Nottingham and Southampton in 1980s. The prevalence (%) per age 
 group from that study’s samples is being applied to the most recent Offi
 ce for National Statistics (ONS) population data.\n\n\nThis data’s accur
 acy has not been validated in the last 40 years\, yet it determines loca
 l health needs. Specifically\, these are the only data available to the 
 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) to plan NHS audiology services for 
 their local area\, including the free provision of hearing aids to the e
 ligible population.\n\n\nIn this special topic lecture on World Hearing 
 Day 2021\, Dr Dalia Tsimpida will showcase the groundbreaking research b
 y researchers at the [https://www.ihpo.manchester.ac.uk/ Institute for H
 ealth Policy and Organisation (IHPO)]\, at The University of Manchester\
 , UK.\n\n\nAlso\, she will present the new Project PLACE\, short for 'Pr
 evaLence stAtistiCs of hearing loss in England'. This project provides a
  significant opportunity to advance our knowledge of the current hearing
  data’s appropriateness for planning sustainable hearing care models\, b
 y comparing for the first time the existing data with reliable objective
  audiometric measures from a nationally representative cohort study of 8
 \,529 older adults.\n\n\n[https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/f
 iles/187218294/PLACE_Project_Brochure.pdf Project description and list o
 f investigators]\n\n\nRegister to attend [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e
 /you-cant-improve-what-you-dont-measure-a-lecture-by-dr-dalia-tsimpida-t
 ickets-140642079245  via Eventbrite]\n\n\n\n
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